{"id":613330,"date":"2023-03-02T05:52:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/nfa-slaps-350k-fine-on-gmg-brokers-and-its-ceo\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T05:52:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:52:19","slug":"nfa-slaps-350k-fine-on-gmg-brokers-and-its-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/nfa-slaps-350k-fine-on-gmg-brokers-and-its-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"NFA Slaps $350K Fine on GMG Brokers and Its CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-v-58ec97d8>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>The National Futures Association (NFA) in the United States has brought a total penalty of $350,000 against a London-based introducing broker, GMG Brokers LTD, and two employees for engaging in deceptive conduct and failing to observe high business standards, among other things.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-58ec97d8>NFA Fines GMG Brokers<\/h2>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>The self-regulatory organization passed two orders to impose the penalty. One was against GMG, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/binary-options\/nfa-fines-us-broker-coquest-275000-for-compliance-failure\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-v-58ec97d8>imposing a monetary penalty<\/a> of $225,000, which also named the CEO, Marco Saviozzi, asking him to share liability with the firm jointly and severally to the amount of $50,000. <\/p>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>The other order was against Jason Terence Lyons, another GMG employee, who needed to pay a fine of $125,000. In addition, he has to withdraw his membership from the NFA associate membership before 1 May 2023. On top of that, he faces a four-month ban from NFA associate membership and principal status.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-58ec97d8>Severe Deception and Violation of Compliance Rules<\/h2>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>GMG was founded in 2009 and operated from its offices in Dubai and London. The NFA membership as an introducing broker allows the company to take clients from the United States.<\/p>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>According to the two NFA orders, GMG and Lyons violated multiple <span data-ref=\"term-wrapper\" data-v-4a993a20 data-v-58ec97d8><span data-v-4a993a20><span data-v-4a993a20>compliance<\/span><\/span> <\/span> rules.<\/p>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>&#8220;The Complaint alleged that GMG and Lyons violated NFA Compliance Rules 2-2(a) and 2-4 by engaging in deceptive conduct, failing to observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principals of trade, and acting contrary to their customers&#8217; best interests through Lyons&#8217; misleading communications with GMG customers and in trading activities that placed GMG and his interests \u2014 as well as the interests of a &#8216;favored&#8217; GMG customer \u2014 ahead of other GMG customers to generate additional brokerage fees,&#8221; the official notice stated.<\/p>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>The introducing broker and the two employees agreed to a settlement by paying the penalty but did not admit or deny the charges.<\/p>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>Meanwhile, the NFA has recently imposed heavy penalties on some companies for compliance violations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/forex\/nfa-fines-gain-capital-700k-for-compliance-violations\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-v-58ec97d8>StoneX-owned GAIN Capital was fined $700,000<\/a> last December, only months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/forex\/nfa-orders-introducing-broker-marex-to-pay-a-250000-fine\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-v-58ec97d8>Marex <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/forex\/nfa-orders-introducing-broker-marex-to-pay-a-250000-fine\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-v-58ec97d8>Interactive Brokers <\/a>paid $250,000 each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-58ec97d8>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>The National Futures Association (NFA) in the United States has brought a total penalty of $350,000 against a London-based introducing broker, GMG Brokers LTD, and two employees for engaging in deceptive conduct and failing to observe high business standards, among other things.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-58ec97d8>NFA Fines GMG Brokers<\/h2>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>The self-regulatory organization passed two orders to impose the penalty. One was against GMG, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/binary-options\/nfa-fines-us-broker-coquest-275000-for-compliance-failure\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-v-58ec97d8>imposing a monetary penalty<\/a> of $225,000, which also named the CEO, Marco Saviozzi, asking him to share liability with the firm jointly and severally to the amount of $50,000. <\/p>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>The other order was against Jason Terence Lyons, another GMG employee, who needed to pay a fine of $125,000. In addition, he has to withdraw his membership from the NFA associate membership before 1 May 2023. On top of that, he faces a four-month ban from NFA associate membership and principal status.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-58ec97d8>Severe Deception and Violation of Compliance Rules<\/h2>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>GMG was founded in 2009 and operated from its offices in Dubai and London. The NFA membership as an introducing broker allows the company to take clients from the United States.<\/p>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>According to the two NFA orders, GMG and Lyons violated multiple <span data-ref=\"term-wrapper\" data-v-4a993a20 data-v-58ec97d8><span data-v-4a993a20><span data-v-4a993a20>compliance<\/span><\/span> <\/span> rules.<\/p>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>&#8220;The Complaint alleged that GMG and Lyons violated NFA Compliance Rules 2-2(a) and 2-4 by engaging in deceptive conduct, failing to observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principals of trade, and acting contrary to their customers&#8217; best interests through Lyons&#8217; misleading communications with GMG customers and in trading activities that placed GMG and his interests \u2014 as well as the interests of a &#8216;favored&#8217; GMG customer \u2014 ahead of other GMG customers to generate additional brokerage fees,&#8221; the official notice stated.<\/p>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>The introducing broker and the two employees agreed to a settlement by paying the penalty but did not admit or deny the charges.<\/p>\n<p data-v-58ec97d8>Meanwhile, the NFA has recently imposed heavy penalties on some companies for compliance violations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/forex\/nfa-fines-gain-capital-700k-for-compliance-violations\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-v-58ec97d8>StoneX-owned GAIN Capital was fined $700,000<\/a> last December, only months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/forex\/nfa-orders-introducing-broker-marex-to-pay-a-250000-fine\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-v-58ec97d8>Marex <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/forex\/nfa-orders-introducing-broker-marex-to-pay-a-250000-fine\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-v-58ec97d8>Interactive Brokers <\/a>paid $250,000 each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/\/forex\/nfa-slaps-350k-fine-on-gmg-brokers-and-its-ceo\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Arnab Shome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Futures Association (NFA) in the United States has brought a total penalty of $350,000 against a London-based introducing broker, GMG Brokers LTD, and two employees for engaging in deceptive conduct and failing to observe high business standards, among other things.NFA Fines GMG BrokersThe self-regulatory organization passed two orders to impose the penalty. 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